Walter Andrews, Retired CWA Local 3204 President, Honored for Lifetime of Labor Work

The AFL-CIO honored retired Local 3204 President Walter Andrews with its Eyes on the Prize award for his labor work at its 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.

Below, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre presents retired Local 3204 President Walter Andrews (also pictured above) with the Eyes on the Prize award for his lifetime of work on labor issues.

In a message to Andrews, read by AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre, CWA President Larry Cohen said:

"Vice President Judy Dennis and I are so proud that your lifetime of CWA and movement building work is being recognized by our movement. Over the decades we have worked together, you have been leading at every moment – Selma to Montgomery, Jobs with Justice, Occupy, MLK Day, CWA organizing and mobilization on every issue. Your leadership of the CWA Minority Caucus has helped transform our union, and as we struggled to achieve meaningful diversity on our executive board you always helped lead.

"But above all, your spirit and tireless energy have inspired us to do more and aim higher. You never give up and you always stand up for our members, the community and those struggling for their rights...Solidarity Forever! Larry"

Local 3204, under Walter's leadership, has always taken the lead in organizing the annual MLK Day march.